Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology: Cities and Technology - Couverture souple

Chant, Colin; Goodman, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415200768 ISBN 13 : 9780415200769

Editeur : Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities. Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street lighting and public clocks.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Colin Chant is a lecturer in History of Science and Technology and David Goodman is Head of the Department of History of Science and Technology, both at the Open University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415200768
• ISBN 13: 9780415200769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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